rations

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In 1941, the company purchased distilling facilities in Virginia and Lyons, N.Y., to increase production, then during the war it made pectin, a vital preservative used in military food rations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

"Asia rations, switches to coal and can experience shortages in places" while "Europe pays very high prices to avoid shortages," said an energy industry insider on condition of anonymity.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Pensioners and families living on fixed incomes are hit the hardest, forced to stretch rations, skip meals or rely on remittances from relatives abroad — if they are lucky enough to have them.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

Motorists are also now required to register for a National Fuel Pass which rations the amount of fuel that people can buy.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

It’s more than we’re supposed to have, considering our rations, but it’s not just that—she’s filled our glasses to the brim, so that you can’t lift them without spilling some.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman